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Arctic Live 2020 Encounter Edu Copyright 2020 This resource may be reproduced for educational purposes only Details What you need Colouring crayons, pens or pencils Paper glue A4 piece of corrugated cardboard Scissors 3 pieces of dowelling, twigs or wooden skewers (with pointed ends removed) about 20cm long 2m of string or wool Sticky tape Arctic food chain mobiles STUDENT SHEET Activity steps 1. Neatly colour in the pictures of the animals on the Arctic life cards. 2. Stick the Arctic life card sheet to the piece of cardboard. 3. Carefully cut out each of the cards. 4. Write the name and some words to describe each animal on the information sheet, then cut these out and stick them to the back of the mobiles 5. Use the template for the Arctic food chain mobile to help you lay out your cards and lengths of dowelling or twigs, before you aach them together with string. 6. Once you are sure you have the right order, you can use the tape to stick lengths of string to each card and then to the pieces of dowelling or twigs. 7. Once completed don’t forget to stick a piece of string to the sun so you can hang your Arctic mobile up at home. Introduction This activity is a fun way of learning about the different living things in the Arctic and how they are connected. This food chain activity introduces young people to a range of animals that they may come across during an Arctic expedition - and remember the only place where polar bears and penguins might meet is at the zoo!

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Page 1: Arctic food chain mobiles - Encounter Edu · Arctic food chain mobiles STUDENT SHEET Activity steps 1. Neatly colour in the pictures of the animals on the Arctic life cards. 2. Stick

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Details

What you need

• Colouring crayons, pens or pencils

• Paper glue

• A4 piece of corrugated cardboard

• Scissors

• 3 pieces of dowelling, twigs or wooden skewers (with pointed ends removed) about 20cm long

• 2m of string or wool

• Sticky tape

Arctic food chain mobiles

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Activity steps

1. Neatly colour in the pictures of the animals on the Arctic life cards.

2. Stick the Arctic life card sheet to the piece of cardboard.

3. Carefully cut out each of the cards.

4. Write the name and some words to describe each animal on the information sheet, then cut these out and stick them to the back of the mobiles

5. Use the template for the Arctic food chain mobile to help you lay out your cards and lengths of dowelling or twigs, before you attach them together with string.

6. Once you are sure you have the right order, you can use the tape to stick lengths of string to each card and then to the pieces of dowelling or twigs.

7. Once completed don’t forget to stick a piece of string to the sun so you can hang your Arctic mobile up at home.

Introduction

This activity is a fun way of learning about the different living things in the Arctic and how they are connected. This food chain activity introduces young people to a range of animals that they may come across during an Arctic expedition - and remember the only place where polar bears and penguins might meet is at the zoo!

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What does it eat? What eats it? Producer or consumer? Predator or prey?

Algae

Arctic cod

Arctic fox

Beluga whale

Clam

Copepod

Polar bear

Ringed seal

Walrus

What does it eat? What eats it? Producer or consumer? Predator or prey?

Algae

Arctic cod

Arctic fox

Beluga whale

Clam

Copepod

Polar bear

Ringed seal

Walrus

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